DEVELOPMENT

Controlled Assessment Coursework

Child
Study

Select
a
child
aged
0-5

Every child experiences a wide range of physical development during early childhood.
Undertake a study of a young child to research this area of development

Growth Body Reflexes

Gross Motor Skills
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
Development
Centile Chart
Height
Mass Fine Motor skills

PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT

Task
1
Research the norms for your chosen childs age group (6months

older/younger)
I.e. Ifyourchildis1-researchtheagegroup1-2years
Areas to research
What should they be able to do Physically?
What gross, Fine & Sensory motors skills should they have?
What activities are suitable for their age group?
What places would be suitable & beneficial to take them

Task
2

Complete a milestone chart to assess your child against (A table you

can compare later)
Fill the boxes with the norms for your childs age group which can then
observe if the child can complete the tasks.
Research all the key words you think you will need that revolve
around PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT. Use your purple books, your
revision guides and websites.
Define each of them by explain what they mean.

Task 3

Task 4

Finish your child profile from Miss Grays lesson

CHILD STUDY
By
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

the end of today we are aiming to complete

The permission letter to parents
Plan of when you will observe and what you will do
Make a list of resources you will need for your observations
Create any activities for your visits e.g. colouring pages etc
Our plans for our Eureka visit next week

Last week you began

6. Your child profile/description
7. Definitions of physical development words
8. Research of your child's expected milestones physical development
9. Looking at an observation form and developing your own
At the end of today, you should have most of your planning section
complete and more of an opportunity to type out your work.

LETTER STRUCTURE
FORMAL
TONE
EXPLAIN
WHO YOU
ARE
TELL THEM
YOUR
COURSE
ASK
PERMISSION

SCHOOL
ADDRESS
DATE
BRIEFLY
EXPLAIN
WHAT YOU
WOULD LIKE
TO DO
MAKE A
PERMISSION
SLIP

WRITE OUT IN ROUGH FIRST, HAVE IT MARKED, THEN YOU MAY TYPE

PLAN OF YOUR 6 VISITS

Each visit is your chance to go and watch the child and how they are physically
developing. Once you have completed your expected physical progress of your
age, you will know what you expect a child to do and what you see them do. By
making a plan, it organises your visits.
TASK- Create a table like this IN ROUGH. Complete all columns by planning
what you want to see. Get it checked before you type it up.
DATE
E.G.

2/2/14

FOCUS

1
2
3
4
5

To see if the child's

fine motor skills are
developing
See if they can handle
a fork
Judge if they can feed
themselves
See how they develop
their grasp skills

ACTIVITY

EVIDENCE

Lunch time- Give the

child a variety of
finger foods and a
main meal.
Observe how they
approach all food

My
observations
notes
Pictures

RESOURCES
Now that you have planned your sessions, you should be able to make a
shopping list of all the resources you will need throughout your Child Study.
1. Start by making the list
2. Get it checked by me
3. Then go present them on ICT in an informative and visual way with lots
of images, labels and colour. DO NOT forget, you are being graded on
your presentation in this coursework!
4. When you are finished, you can make or find any additional things you
may need e.g. craft activities etc. Dont forget to take a picture of them
before and after!

PLAN OF THE DAY

Non uniform
Go to lesson 1 as normal
Come to F210 at the
start of P2 to register.
Get on the mini bus
10.30-12
Tour
the
facilities
12 Lunch
12.30- Observations
2pm Mini bus back to
HLHS
3pm Dismissed from
F210

BY THE END OF TODAYPLAN OF ACTION COMPLETE!

HOMEWORK DUE!
EUREKA PHYSICAL MOODBOARD

You need to have the following printed,

stapled together and on my desk for
checking;
1. A front cover
2. Your task typed up
3. Your
Physical
Keywords
and
definitions
4. Your permission letter
5. Your plan of how you intend to use
your 18 lessons.
6. Definition of physical development
and your research related to it
7. Description of the child and why
they are suitable.
8. Plan for your 6 observations
9. List of resources you will use
10. Any resources you need e.g.
colouring sheets
STRETCH AND CHALLENGE
11. Write your 3 aims of what you
intend to achieve
12. Describe what you are going to do